Of the four scenarios described by David Holmgren in his book ‘Future Scenarios’: techno-explosion, techno-stability, energy descent and collapse, only energy descent offers a hope for successful transiton while others are the illusion that many carry as an excuse for carry on as normal. To these scenarios I see that there is another one [...]
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For many months now, the peak oil community has awaited the publication of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook which is due out on November 12th. Earlier this year, IEA spokesmen had said this year’s edition would incorporate a thorough bottom-up evaluation of the world’s oil supply and would not simply base future projections of oil [...]
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During a conference call with Purnimaji, a Dhasa at the Oneness University, she responded to a question About the current situation in the World. These are her words from my notes from the call:
“We are seeing all the negative things on the one end, not just economic but every sphere. There is some sort of [...]
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As fuel prices soar, a survey has found that only 28% of UK drivers using cars on business say that all of their journeys are absolutely necessary – while 4% say that they simply did not need to make any business journeys by car, but did it anyway.
Calling Saves Miles
The survey by small business specialist [...]
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Over the last year the initial Transition core group have been raising awareness with a series of films and talks of the need to respond effectively to Climate Chaos and the end of cheap oil or Peak Oil by mobilising and facilitating community action.
In that time the price of oil has doubled and there are [...]
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While denying that Peak Oil will take place for at least a generation, BP Special Economic Advisor Peter Davies admitted at a meeting at the House of Commons that unless there was substantial investment in the oil industry infrastructure, “there were issues of affordability.”
The talk was organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak [...]
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With a barrel of oil now touching $98, petrol in the UK is now over the £1 a litre mark with more price increases no doubt to follow.
In the same way that the economy seems to be behaving like the gently warmed frog as the price of oil goes up, motorists seem to think that [...]
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According to a global oil supply report presented by the Energy Watch Group at the Foreign Press Association in London on 22nd October 2007, world oil production peaked in 2006. Production will start to decline at a rate of several percent per year. By 2020, and even more by 2030, global oil supply will be [...]
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Charles Hendry MP for Wealden joined a debate in Forest Row on 24th September 2007 about Peak Oil and how the community should respond. Highlighting the energy crunch that we face was journalist and environmental campaigner Mike Grenville.
Speaking at a Transition Forest Row event, Charles Hendry MP for Wealden and Shadow Energy Minister said that [...]
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